Francesco Pecoraro, 52 years old, returned to Italy today, arrested last January as part of the maxi “Operation Styx” and struck by an order for custody in prison issued by the DDA of Catanzaro for criminal association of the mafia type. Specifically, Pecoraro acted as the glue and guarantor in Germany of the Calabrian clan Farao-Marincola favoring the expansion of the clan's business in commercial activities on German territory. In this investigation, which led to the arrest of 169 people between Italy and Germany, including some mayors of the Crotone area, of particular importance was the activity of the ROS of Catanzaro, which examined the connections between all the affiliates, then benefiting from of the strategic / operational support of the SCIP - Service for International Police Cooperation of the Department of Public Security for operations abroad. Upon arrival of Pecoraro in Fiumicino escorted by the SCIP agents, the formalities of the arrest on the national territory were completed at the Air Border Police Office, and he was immediately associated with the competent Prison at the disposal of the judicial authority Calabrian.
